Is The Lord of the Rings the work that modern opera has awaited for decades? I think it may very well be.
The Lord of the Rings (Paul Corfield Godfrey)
Category: British opera
297. Punch and Judy (Birtwistle)
In which the audience gets a Punch in the face.
293. The Lake of Menteith (Noble)
A 1960s BBC radio opera.
The Opera Scribe 